Run/ Walk -We will not have a Run/ Walk this year however we are having a Bradley’s Buddies team participate in the CHOP run on Sunday Sept 25th . Please join us in supporting cancer research - use this link to join the team or make a donation

CHOP Run

As team Co-captains for Bradley’s Buddies participating in the 2011 Four Seasons Parkway Run/ Walk, we are pleased to be in the forefront of the fight against pediatric cancer. Our team is passionate about raising funds for cancer research, in hopes that a cure can be found. Four Seasons Parkway Run/ Walk is a 5K Run and 2K Family Fun Walk that will be held on Sunday, September 25, 2011, starting in front of the Four Seasons Hotel Philadelphia. We hope you’ll join our team and show your support for The Cancer Center.

The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia was named the #1 Children’s Hospital in the United States seven consecutive times by U.S. News and World Report. The Cancer Center at The Children’s Hospital treats more then 80% of children undergoing cancer treatment in the Greater Delaware Valley. Their mission is to provide the best, most compassionate care available to children with cancer.

Co-captain Eileen Caraker

Co-captain Sherry Outten

Our team name is “Bradley’s Buddies”

Click on the link below to join our team or visit www.parkwayrun.com. We hope to see you at the race! If you can’t make the run please consider making a donation to out team.

CHOP Run

Bradley’s Buddies Good Sportsmanship Award Two Gateway graduates and two Wenonah School graduates each year who exemplify good sportsmanship qualities and academic excellence. Congratulations to the 2011 Bradley’s Buddies Good Sportsmanship Award

Wenonah School
1. Nicolette Garofalo
2. Chris Colman

Gateway Regional High School
1.Theresa Klaus
2.Sean O’ Brien

Wenonah Women’s club Blood Drive in memory of Bradley under the leadership of Jennie McQuade organized a blood drive in May that was cancelled due to the strike. Jennie organized a second drive on July 23rd collecting 99 units of blood. Her efforts are commended during this shortage of blood products.

Fundraiser for Bradley’s Buddies Family Rachel Outten and Kailyn Sooy organized a talent show @ Gateway Regional High School. FCCLA under the guidance of Mrs. Muller donated $1,100 to Eric Riley, a Mantua boy who is recovering from brain cancer.

Thank you for your continued support of Bradley’s Buddies mission to:
Support Childhood Cancer Research
Support local families who have been diagnosed with childhood cancer

Bradley’s Buddies is accepting donations for families with childhood cancer.
Any group or organization that would like to sponsor a fundraiser to support a local family with childhood cancer may contact Bradley’s Buddies @ bradleysbuddies@comcast.net
Bradley’s Buddies 352 P.O. Box Wenonah, NJ 08090

This article appeared in the Gloucester County Times on September 16th. To view the complete article click here http://www.nj.com/gloucester-county/towns/index.ssf/2010/09/bradleys_buddies_runwalk_sched.html

Bradley Caraker was a fun-loving, athletic 8-year-old preparing for third-grade classes in Wenonah Elementary School when he was diagnosed with T-Cell leukemia in August 2005. Despite a spirited battle against the disease at The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, Bradley died at home the following May.

Bill and Eileen Caraker, Bradley’s parents, quickly formed Bradley’s Buddies, a non-profit volunteer organization designed to keep his memory alive by holding fundraisers to aid other children and their families in their fights against leukemia and other cancers.

The organization’s signature event is the Bradley’s Buddies Run/Walk for Leukemia Research. The sixth annual event is slated for Sunday, Sept. 26 at 9 a.m. starting from Bradley’s school. The run/walk attracted more than 600 and raised $20,000 last year. Entry cost is $20 for adults pre-race and $25 race day, and $15 pre-race and $20 race day for others.

The event has raised $60,000 for leukemia research at CHOP to fund the work of Dr. Stephan Grupp, who is attempting to find a cure for childhood leukemia. He has transplanted blood cells from children (including Bradley) with leukemia into mice to replicate and study the cancers. In recent months, Dr. Grupp has been working on T cells to destroy the cancer.

Eighty percent of funds raised are currently designated to support Dr. Grupp’s work. The other 20 percent has gone to assist 15 local families with children struck by cancer.

One such family is that of Xaria Anuzis, a 5-year-old Paulsboro girl diagnosed with leukemia in the spring of 2009. Xaria’s mother, Tammy Pierson, has received financial and emotional support from Bradley’s Buddies.

“Having a child diagnosed with cancer takes a toll on the whole family,” Pierson told Julie Delany, a Caraker family friend who helps publicize the work of Bradley’s Buddies.

“The financial support we received from Bradley’s Buddies has made it easier for me to stay home with Xaria,” said Pierson.

Eileen Caraker has befriended Tammy Pierson and visited Tammy and her daughter.

Says Tammy of Eileen, “She inspires me. It’s inspiring when someone does something just because she cares about others.”

Tammy also has praise for those who participate in the run/walk.

“They don’t realize how much they are truly touching the lives of others. When your child is sick, you want to be strong for your child. Bradley’s Buddies helps give me that strength.”

Bradley’s Buddies also is active in other cancer fund-raisers including the America Cancer Society’s Relay for Life.

The organization presents an annual Bradley Caraker Good Sportsmanship Award to two graduating Wenonah sixth graders and two Gateway graduating seniors.

Because Bradley would have graduated from Wenonah’s sixth grade last year, all 31 members of his class shared the award.

The Fifth Annual Run/Walk for T-cell Leukemia was held on Sunday and was a great sucess. Click the links below to view the race results

The Fifth Annual Run/Walk for T-cell Leukemia is going to be held on Sunday September 26th. It will begin at 9am at the Wenonah School. There will be a 5K run/walk, a 1 mile walk, and the Bradley Blast for children under 12. Please come join us and help us Move Toward the Cure!

Packet pick-up Saturday September 25th from 9 AM to 1 PM at the Wenonah Harvest Fair, held in the Wenonah Park

Directions to 5K Race

Map of the Race Course

Click here for online registration for this race! You can also register by sending in the Mail-in form below or register on race day (9-26) between 7:30 and 8:30.

2010 Event Information

You can mail the registration form to:

Bradley’s Buddies
PO Box 352
Wenonah NJ 08090

If you are unable to make the run/walk but would like to donate to the cause, you can send donations to the above address.

If you would like to be a Sponsor of The Fifth annual Run/Walk for T-cell Leukemia please click here to download the Sponsor information: Sponsor Information